Add-ons

Add-ons extend your base plan (product, variant, and feed limits). Most add-ons use monthly purchased credits on your subscription. Some add-ons also include usage charges on your Shopify bill when you go beyond the volumes included with your credits.

Manage everything from Subscription in the app:

• Plan — your base plan and purchased credits status
• Credit usage — a chart showing how credits are used per add-on
• Subscription options — change plan tier, purchased credits, and view the Add-ons list

On this page

• How credits work
• Usage charges
• Add-on summary
• URL integration (Google Automated Discount)
• Trackers
• Server side tracking
• Data sources
• Extra feed schedules
• Extra API feed renewals
• Using the Subscription page
• Approval and troubleshooting
• Related articles

How credits work

Good to know

• Billing “on” vs actually in use: Approving an add-on in Shopify does not always mean it is fully configured. The add-ons checklist and credit chart reflect real usage (for example, Server side tracking requires a server GTM container).
• Trackers: Credit cost depends on tracker type. Your first GA4 tracker may qualify for a one-time free-credit discount.
• Purchased vs free “any”: Only credits listed under any  in your policy are shared across features. Default shops do not get 10 generic “any” credits—the default is 10 dedicated tag (Tracker) credits only.

Usage charges

Some add-ons include a usage allowance with your credits. If you exceed that allowance, Shopify bills usage charges (shown on the subscription approval screen and on your app bill). Each usage line has a monthly cap where noted.

Usage lines are typically capped at $300 per month per line item.

Add-on summary

URL integration (Google Automated Discount)

Let Google show optimized prices on your Shopping ads and on product landing pages.

Credits and usage

• Uses 5 purchased credits while the feature is active.
• Included with those credits: 5,000 Google Automated Discount ad clicks (product page visits) per credit term.
• Usage beyond the included volume is billed at $1 per 1,000 clicks (Automated discounts usage).

Basic setup

1. Open Settings → Google in the app.
2. Follow the setup steps to enable Google Automated Discount on your store.
3. If prompted, approve the subscription update in Shopify (credits and usage charge).

More help: Google Automated Discounts (full guide)

Trackers

Install and manage conversion tracking tags (Google Ads, GA4, and other types) in your web GTM container.

Credits and usage

• Credits depend on tracker type and how many trackers you install.
• No usage charge for trackers.
• By default, shops receive 10 dedicated free credits for Trackers (applied only to tracker usage, not other add-ons).
• Purchased credits cover tracker usage above your free allowance.

Basic setup

1. Open Pixel and Tracking → Client side tracking.
2. Add or edit trackers in your GTM container.
3. Ensure your subscription includes enough purchased credits on the Subscription page.

More help: Google Ads tracking tags (full guide)

Server side tracking

Send events through a server-side Google Tag Manager container for more reliable tracking.

Credits and usage

• Uses 5 purchased credits when a server GTM container is configured for your shop.
• Included with those credits: 500,000 server-side tracking requests per credit term.
• Usage beyond the included volume is billed at $1 per 100,000 requests (Server side tracking usage).
• May be available only on eligible shops (limited rollout).

Basic setup

1. Open Pixel and Tracking → Server side tracking.
2. Complete server container setup (sGTM).
3. Approve subscription changes if you are asked for credits or usage charges.

More help:

• Server side tracking (full guide)
• Server side tracking benefits

Data sources

Create reusable data sources for lookup expressions in your feeds.

Credits and usage

• 1 credit per data source in use.
• No usage charge for data sources.

Basic setup

1. Open Settings → Data sources.
2. Create or import data sources as needed.
3. Reference them in feed rules and lookups.

More help: Data source lookup

Extra feed schedules

Run file-based feeds more than once per day with additional scheduled refresh times.

Credits and usage

• No credits — this add-on is usage-only.
• Billed when you have more than one daily file-feed refresh schedule.
• Requires a paid base plan (at least the 1,000 product tier, e.g. MultiFeed-1K). Usage charges cannot be added to a $0 free base plan alone.
• Extra refreshes usage: $0.03 per 1,000 feed products per extra scheduled run.

Basic setup

1. Open Settings → Schedules.
2. Add an additional daily refresh time (more than one schedule).
3. Approve the Shopify subscription update to add the Extra refreshes usage line if prompted.

Extra API feed renewals

Renew API feed item expiration more frequently than the default 30-day cycle.

Credits and usage

• No credits — this add-on is usage-only.
• Active when API feed renewal frequency is more than once per 30 days (configured on the Schedules page).
• Same paid base plan requirement as extra feed schedules.
• Extra renewals usage: $0.30 per 1,000 feed products per extra renewal cycle (30-day basis).

Basic setup

1. Open Settings → Schedules.
2. Set API feed renewals to a shorter interval (for example, 15 days, 7 days, or 1 day).
3. Approve the Shopify subscription update to add the Extra renewals usage line if prompted.

Using the Subscription page

1. Open Subscription from the app navigation.
2. Review Plan — base plan name, price, and purchased credits (including Missing/Surplus status when you change credits in the form).
3. Review Credit usage — per-feature breakdown and totals at the end of each bar.
4. Under Subscription options:
   • Change Base plan tier if needed.
   • Set Credits (minimum reflects current usage minus eligible free credits).
   • Optionally apply a Coupon.
   • In Add-ons, each row shows:
     • A checkmark when the add-on is in use, or an empty circle when not
     • Learn more — opens this guide at the section for that add-on
     • Configure — opens in-app settings for that add-on
5. Click Update subscription and complete Shopify’s approval for plan, credit, or usage changes.

Approval and troubleshooting

When activating an add-on, Shopify may show:

• Plan upgrade — if you are on a free base plan and the add-on requires a paid plan (common for extra schedules and renewals).
• Usage charge approval — terms for the relevant usage line.
• Credits to purchase — how many purchased credits you need to add.

Common issues

Related articles

• Google Automated Discounts
• Google Ads tracking tags
• Server side tracking
• Server side tracking benefits
• Data source lookup